Smoke billows from roof following early morning house fire in Penn Hills
TODAY IN THE WATERFRONT. WE’RE BREAKING DOWN WHAT RIDERS NEED TO KNOW. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW, TAKING YOU STRAIGHT OUT TO A LIVE LOOK OVER DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH. TODAY MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER, AND IT’S ALSO FATHER’S DAY. GOOD SUNDAY MORNING. I’M YASMIN RODRIGUEZ, METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED IS HERE. AND JOE, IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS FOR FIRST DAY OF SUMMER. ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU LOOK UP IN THE IN THE DICTIONARY, THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, YOU WILL GET TODAY. LOTS OF SUNSHINE OUT THERE. RIGHT NOW. WE WILL SEE A FEW MORE CLOUDS GET TOSSED AWAY WITH A HIGH OF 80 DEGREES, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM. TO CELEBRATE ALL THE PITTSBURGH DADS TODAY. TOMORROW, SLOW GO AS WE GET A NEW WEEK START, ESPECIALLY COMING OFF OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE’VE GOT RAIN STORMS. IN FACT A FLOODING RISK TOO THAT WILL ADD TO OUR IMPACT DAY TOMORROW. WE DO HAVE SOME PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING THAT HAS ALL CLEARED UP. UP TO 66 RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURGH, AS WE HAVE A FEW HIGH CLOUDS WORKING IN JUST THE BEGINNING OF THAT CLOUDIER TREND THAT WE’LL SEE DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. BUT NO RAIN. IN FACT, RAIN HOLDS OFF UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY STOCKEY AS YOU’RE TRYING TO GET OUT THE DOOR TOMORROW MORNING, YOU CAN SEE THOSE WAVES OF HEAVY RAIN AND DOWNPOUR ACTIVITY THAT WILL EXTEND THROUGH ABOUT NOON. THEN WE SWITCH OVER TO MORE SPOTTY DOWNPOURS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WOULD ADD TO THE FLOODING RISK, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE SOUTH AND EAST OF PITTSBURGH. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TIMELINE. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AGAIN SHOWERS ARRIVE WHILE YOU’RE SLEEPING THROUGH THE START OF THE DAY. HEAVIEST RAIN HITS US THROUGH ABOUT NOON TOMORROW, AND STILL WE’RE GOING TO ADD TO IT WITH SOME SPOTTY DOWNPOURS INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. MONDAY, WE’LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH FUTURECAST. AND OF COURSE, WHAT’S TO COME FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK IN YOUR 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE. IN A FEW MINUTES, JOE. THANK YOU. WE’LL BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. CREWS RESPONDING TO A SERIOUS CRASH INVOLVING A TRUCK IN APOLLO ARMSTRONG COUNTY OVERNIGHT. TAKE A LOOK. THIS WAS THE SENIOR FIRST STREET IN THE APOLLO BRIDGE. YOU CAN SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE THREE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A COMMERCIAL TRUCK WITH A FLATBED ON IT, ON TOP OF AN SUV. THE MURRYSVILLE MEDIC TEAM HELPED WITH THAT RESCUE. POSTING ONLINE SAYING IT TOOK NUMEROUS FIRE DEPARTMENTS, TWO FLIGHT CREWS AND A TRAUMA SURGEON TO FREE A MAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION FROM HIS VEHICLE. ADDING THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL TRAUMA CENTERS FOR CONTINUED CARE. IT’S STILL UNCLEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HURT OR EVEN HOW THIS HAPPENED. WE REACHED OUT TO LOCAL OFFICIALS TO TRY AND GET MORE INFORMATION. ALSO, BREAKING THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER HAS IDENTIFIED THE MAN FOUND STABBED TO DEATH INSIDE A JEFFERSON HILLS HOME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE EXAMINER, THAT MAN IS 69 YEAR OLD ALHAJI BUHARI. POLICE AND SWAT TEAMS SPENT HOURS AT THAT SCENE ON ARNONE DRIVE. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER FELICITY TAYLOR WAS THERE HEARING FROM NEIGHBORS ABOUT HOW THE INVESTIGATION UNFOLDED. WE SEE ONE COP CAR LIKE, OKAY, NOTHING TOO CRAZY. THEN WE SEE TWO COP CARS AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WE SEE LIKE TEN COP CARS. JOSHUA HURTADO SAYS HE WAS DRIVING ONTO THE STREET TO PICK UP COWORKERS WHEN HE AND HIS BOSS CAME ACROSS THE SHOCKING SCENE. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY SEE DOZENS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND AN ENTIRE SWAT TEAM SURROUND THIS HOME. THEY’RE ALL SURROUNDING IT, AND WE’RE JUST LIKE, OH, WOW, THAT’S KIND OF INSANE. WE SEE THAT THERE’S LIKE THREE GUNS POINTING AT THE HOUSE, LIKE THREE RIFLES. HURTADO SAYS HE AND MANY RESIDENTS WERE WATCHING THE SPECTACLE BEFORE POLICE TOLD THEM TO SHELTER STILL SURROUNDING THE HOUSE, AND THEN A COUPLE MINUTES AFTER THAT, A POLICE OFFICER TELLS ME AND TELLS MY COWORKER TO, LIKE, GET INSIDE OF A HOUSE AND GET INSIDE OF A CAR JUST SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT CLEAR, I GUESS. ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE SAYS THE CALL CAME IN ORIGINALLY AS A SHOOTING. JEFFERSON HILLS POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS CAME TO THE HOME WHERE THEY FOUND A MAN UNRESPONSIVE. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE. POLICE SAY PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT HE WAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES. OFFICERS FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES WERE ON SCENE. THE ROAD WAS ENTIRELY BLOCKED OFF UNTIL AROUND SEVEN, BUT POLICE REMAINED THERE FOR HOURS AFTER THAT. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY SUSPECTS OR ARRESTS. ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE ARE LEADING THIS INVESTIGATION AND ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO PLEASE CONTACT THEM. AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE, WE’LL BE SURE TO PASS IT ALONG. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN JEFFERSON HILLS, I’M FELICITY TAYLOR, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. MEANWHILE, POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A ROBBERY SUSPECT WHO CRASHED INTO A BUILDING ON PITTSBURGH’S SOUTH SIDE. THIS HAPPENED AT THE CORNER OF EAST CARSON STREET AND BECKS RUN ROAD YESTERDAY. THIS IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM PAIGE’S DAIRY MART. YOU CAN SEE THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH SOME GLASS DOORS. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS OFFICERS IDENTIFIED THIS AS THE CAR DRIVEN BY A MAN WHO WAS WANTED FOR ROBBERY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HE TOOK OFF, CRASHING INTO THE BUILDING. THAT SUSPECT THEN RAN TOWARD THE RIVER AND OFFICERS. RIVER RESCUE AND A K-9 COULDN’T FIND HIM. A WOMAN WAS ALSO IN THE CAR, BUT WASN’T HURT. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT SEVERAL FIGHTS IN MARKET SQUARE INVOLVING GROUPS OF TEENS FRIDAY NIGHT. WELL, ONE OF THEM INVOLVED 40 TO 50 TEENS. IN A NEW UPDATE, PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS SAY OFFICERS RECOVERED THREE GUNS. THEY ARRESTED FIVE ADULTS ON CHARGES INCLUDING AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND CITED FOR TEENS FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT. THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE EVENING. NOW, THERE IS USUALLY A CHAPERON POLICY IN MARKET SQUARE. AT THE TIME THIS BROKE OUT, BUT THAT WAS NOT IN EFFECT AS THE JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL WAS UNDERWAY. THE EVENT ORGANIZER NOW ASKING PARENTS TO KEEP THEIR KIDS AWAY FROM THE AREA DURING THE FESTIVAL TO MAKE SURE THERE AREN’T ANY INCIDENTS HAPPENING NOW. THE BIG PUSH TO SECURE A FINAL PEACE DEAL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE IN SWITZERLAND THIS MORNING READY TO LAUNCH HIGH STAKES NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRANIAN LEADERS, BUT HOPE OF REACHING A FINAL DEAL IS ALREADY FACING AN UPHILL BATTLE. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT, AMY LIU, LIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. AND, AMY, WHAT WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THESE UPCOMING TALKS? TALKS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN ARE ALREADY REPORTEDLY UNDERWAY. BUT JUST BEFORE LEAVING FOR SWITZERLAND FOR THESE NEGOTIATIONS, VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE LAID OUT SOME OF HIS TOP PRIORITIES. THAT INCLUDES IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AS WELL AS RENEWED FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE IRAN BACKED MILITANT GROUP HEZBOLLAH. SOME PROGRESS ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE, MAKING PROGRESS ON THE LEBANON CEASEFIRE ISSUE. THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG THINGS THAT I THINK WE’RE FOCUSED ON. I’M SURE THE IRANIANS ARE GOING TO HAVE INTERESTING DISCUSSION AS WELL. NEGOTIATIONS REMAIN INCREDIBLY FRAGILE. RENEWED FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH, LOCATED IN LEBANON, INITIALLY DELAYED THE START OF THESE TALKS. IRAN CLAIMED ISRAELI STRIKES VIOLATED A CEASE FIRE IN LEBANON, AND IT HAD CLOSED THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN RETALIATION. BUT U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND DISPUTES THAT CLAIM, INSISTING THAT TRAFFIC, INCLUDING MILLIONS OF BARRELS OF OIL, CONTINUES TO FLOW THROUGH THE VITAL WATERWAY. VICE PRESIDENT VANCE SAYS HE CAN ONLY STAY FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, BUT SAYS AN EMERGENCY SESSION ON LEBANON IS FIRST ON THE AGENDA. HE’LL JOIN SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF AND JARED KUSHNER, WHO ARE REPORTEDLY ALREADY ON THE GROUND WORKING ON DETAILS OF THOSE NUCLEAR TALKS. AND THAT LEAVES THE U.S. AND IRAN WITH LESS THAN 60 DAYS LEFT, ACCORDING TO THIS CURRENT AGREEMENT, TO HAMMER OUT A FINAL PEACE DEAL. REPORTING AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I’M AMY LU, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. TIME NOW IS 907. AND HEADS UP, IF YOU’RE FLYING TODAY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET TO THE AIRPORT EARLY. THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PREDICTS TODAY WILL BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS SO FAR AS AMERICANS CELEBRATE THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TSA SAYS MORE THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE COULD GO THROUGH CHECKPOINTS TODAY. IN ADDITION TO ARRIVING EARLY, THE AGENCY SUGGESTS PASSENGERS CHECK WITH THEIR AIRLINES AND ENSURING YOUR LUGGAGE IS EMPTY BEFORE PACKING TO AVOID ACCIDENTALLY TRAVELING WITH PROHIBITED ITEMS. AND A HEADS UP FOR PITTSBURGH REGIONAL TRANSIT RIDERS TODAY. PRT WILL BE PUTTING NEW BUS STOPS AND ROUTES INTO PLACE AT THE BUSY WATERFRONT SHOPPING CENTER IN HOMESTEAD. STARTING TODAY, RIDERS CAN START USING THESE TWO NEW STOPS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE GIANT EAGLE AT THE WATERFRONT. THE BUS STOP NEAR TARGET WILL BE A PICKUP ONLY SPOT AS THE STOP IN FRONT OF GIANT EAGLE PHARMACY MOVES TO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO BECOME A DROP OFF ONLY STOP. NOW THESE NEW STOPS WILL BE SERVED BY THE ROUTES SEEN HERE ON YOUR SCREEN. PRT SAYS THE CHANGES ARE MEANT TO ELIMINATE BUS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE STORES AND MAKE THIS AREA SAFER FOR PASSENGERS AND SHOPPERS. TO READ MORE ABOUT THESE NEW STOPS, YOU CAN HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE AT WTAE.COM. HEADS UP IN PITTSBURGH’S ACTION TRAFFIC. CLOSURES ON THE PARKWAY NORTH ARE SCHEDULED FOR EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK. INBOUND LANES BETWEEN THE CAMP HORNE ROAD EXIT AND THE MCKNIGHT ROAD RAMP WILL CLOSE FROM 9 P.M. TO 5 A.M. EVERY DAY EXCEPT FRIDAY. NOW, ON FRIDAY, THAT CLOSURE WILL BE IN PLACE FROM 9:00 AT NIGHT UNTIL NINE SATURDAY MORNING. WE’LL ALSO BE NIGHTLY CLOSURES OF THE LEFT LANE OF THE PARKWAY NORTH IN THE NORTHBOUND DIRECTION TOMORROW NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THOSE WILL BE IN PLACE FROM 7 P.M. TO 6 A.M. CREWS ARE DEMOLISHING THE JACKS RUN BRIDGE OVERNIGHT. THE FIRST SOUTH SIDE STREET FEST WRAPPED UP ON EAST CARSON STREET. IT’S A NEW EFFORT TO TRANSFORM THE IMAGE OF THE SOUTH SIDE. THE FEST BEGAN AT 10:00 LAST NIGHT AND ENDED AROUND TWO THIS MORNING. VENDORS POSTED UP ON THE STREETS AND THERE WAS EVEN LIVE MUSIC PLAYING. COMMUNITY GROUPS ORGANIZED THIS EVENT AS A WAY TO SHOW THE FUN SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAS HAD A RECENT HISTORY OF LATE NIGHT VIOLENCE. BUSINESS OWNERS HOPE THIS FESTIVAL CAN ACCOMPLISH JUST THAT. IT’S REALLY COOL TO SEE THE STREET FEST IN ITS FULL EFFECT. SEEING ALL THE LOCAL BUSINESSES MOVE OUT HERE AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT’S A GREAT THING. THE EVENT WAS FOR PEOPLE AGES 21 AND UP AND PRIVATE SECURITY MANAGED ENTRY WITH NO WEAPONS ALLOWED. THE SOUT
Smoke billows from roof following early morning house fire in Penn Hills
Updated: 12:17 PM EDT Jun 21, 2026
Crews were on the scene early Sunday morning after a fire broke out inside a home in Penn Hills, Allegheny County. VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 The Penn Hills No. 7 VFC said it and numerous other stations were called to the 7700 block of Michigan Road around 5:30 a.m. following reports of smoke emitting from a home. Firefighters arrived on the scene and found smoke coming from the structure’s roof. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has a crew on the scene, where the roof sustained damage from the fire. (Photo below) A photo later provided by Penn Hills No. 7 VFC showed extensive damage to the interior of the home. (Photo below) Officials said all occupants who live in the home are safe and accounted for. The fire was extinguished within one hour of crews being on scene. The Penn Hills Fire Marshal is now investigating the cause. Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel
LINCOLN PARK, Pa. —
Crews were on the scene early Sunday morning after a fire broke out inside a home in Penn Hills, Allegheny County.
VIDEO: Top stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4
The Penn Hills No. 7 VFC said it and numerous other stations were called to the 7700 block of Michigan Road around 5:30 a.m. following reports of smoke emitting from a home.
Firefighters arrived on the scene and found smoke coming from the structure’s roof.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has a crew on the scene, where the roof sustained damage from the fire. (Photo below)
A photo later provided by Penn Hills No. 7 VFC showed extensive damage to the interior of the home. (Photo below)
Officials said all occupants who live in the home are safe and accounted for.
The fire was extinguished within one hour of crews being on scene.
The Penn Hills Fire Marshal is now investigating the cause.
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